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[Vivian]

James Patterson
John Grisham
Janet Evanovich
Nora Roberts
Elin Hilderbrand
Jodi Picoult
George R.R. Martin
Diana Gabaldon
Dean Koontz
& Many, many more.

[Debra Diggs]

Charlotte Brontë

[jb]

Leo Tolstoy
Ernest Hemingway
Virginia Woolf
JRR Tolkien

[Laurel County]

16. Who is your favorite author of all time?

[Vivian]

Oh, this is hard.

Celeste Ng is probably the closest to my all time favorite.

[Laurel County]

17. What is your favorite non-fiction book?

[Vivian]

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

or

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

I don't read a lot of non-fiction.

[jb]

The book that made me laugh was A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail which makes it one of my favorites.

[Debra Diggs]

Krystyna wrote: "17. What is your favorite non-fiction book?"

The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee

[Laurel County]

18. What is your favorite children’s/middle-grade book?

[Vivian]

I've only read one in the Narnia series and it was The Magician's Nephew. I loved it!

[Debra Diggs]

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle As an old adult, I would read this one again.

[Laurel County]

19. What is your next book on your TBR?

[Vivian]

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo

I've heard great things about this book! It's a chunk, but I'm excited to dive in.

[Debra Diggs]

The last book that I added to my TBR list was The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams. But that doesn't mean it will be the next book that I read. There are currently 640 books on my list. Might read Scarface by Armitage Trail next, or at least this month.

[Laurel County]

Vivian wrote: "The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo

I've heard great things about this book! It's a chunk, but I'm excited to dive in."

I need to read this one as well.

[Laurel County]

Debra wrote: "The last book that I added to my TBR list was The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams. But that doesn't mean it will be the next book that I read. There are currently 6..."

The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams is on my TBR too.

[Laurel County]

20. What is a book you read after seeing the movie/TV series?

[Debra Diggs]

I read Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin many, many, many years after seeing the movie. Now I want to watch the movie again.

[Laurel County]

21. What is the weirdest book you have read?

[Debra Diggs]

Under the Skin by Michel Faber

[Vivian]

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong <-- Didn't really enjoy how odd it was.

Dig by A.S. King <-- This is a good weird though. I actually really enjoyed this one.

[Laurel County]

22. What is a book that you love, but has a terrible cover?

[Debra Diggs]

A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell,

[Vivian]

The ugliest one I can think of is the edition of Animal Farm that I read.

[Laurel County]

23. What book got you into reading?

[Debra Diggs]

Not sure. My parents had us reading from a very young age. Maybe, Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman. I remember loving that one.

[Vivian]

I haven't always been fond of reading. I read a ton as a kid, but my middle school years were lacking in the reading department. High school I read a book or two here and there. I'd say Junie B. Jones when I was a kid. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho got me into reading as an adult.

[Laurel County]

24. What book made you angry?

[Vivian]

Come Closer by Sara Gran or

Normal People by Sally Rooney

[Debra Diggs]

Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston

[Laurel County]

25. What book has inspired you?

[Laurel County]

26. Have you ever been glad to not finish a series? If so, which series?

[Vivian]

I started a graphic novel series called Saga, and I'm happy I didn't finish it.

[Debra Diggs]

Yes, Fifty Shades of Grey, hated it. Promotes abuse to women. Hated it.

[Laurel County]

27. What book did you buy because of its cover?

[Laurel County]

28. Have you read a book set on another planet? What is it? Was it a favorite? If you've read more than one book set on another planet, which one was your favorite? Which one would you recommend to someone who hasn't read a book set on another planet?

[Debra Diggs]

Hands down Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. There is a lot of action off planet, but it is all about this one planet. This is one of my favorite books of all time. Highly recommended it to all Sci Fi fans.

[Vivian]

I have read a couple books set on a different planet/in space. All Systems Red by Martha Wells is hands down my favorite. I wouldn't recommend this one if you're just starting out with Science Fiction. It gets a little complicated with the terminology used.
I don't think I have one that I highly recommend other than that. There is Skyward by Brandon Sanderson, but I didn't like it all that much.

[Laurel County]

29. What time of day do you typically read/do you prefer to read?

[Debra Diggs]

I typically read late afternoon and bedtime.

[Laurel County]

30. How many bookshelves do you own?

[Debra Diggs]

Four bookshelves. And they are used for bric-a-brac and dvds too.

[Laurel County]

31. How many books do you own?

[Vivian]

Krystyna wrote: "30. How many bookshelves do you own?"

I own three smaller shelves and two big bookshelves. Unfortunately, they are not all in one spot.

[Vivian]

Krystyna wrote: "31. How many books do you own?"

I have to own at least 200 books. If not, then very close.

[Laurel County]

32. What book are you planning on buying next?

[Vivian]

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo or The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware.

[Laurel County]

33. Have you read a translated book? What was it? Was it a new favorite?

[Vivian]

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It's one of my favorite books of all time!